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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skyndir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 skyndir

m. one who speeds, Sks. 453, Lex. Poët.

2 skyndir

II. haste, Fms. viii. 57.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

skyndir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skyndir" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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